Saturday meeting details Affordable Health Care Act, Medicaid

By Sun Journal Staff

Published: Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 03:12 PM.

Dozier is part of our Health Access Coalition, which according to a news release, “works to expand access to quality, affordable health care for everyone in North Carolina, including people who are low-income, elderly, or have disabilities.”

An education and information session focused on the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid is scheduled Saturday at the Omega Center in New Bern.

The meeting is from 2 to 4 p.m. at the center, which is at 800 Cedar St.

Speakers will be on hand to offer details of the Affordable Care Act and the health insurance marketplace, with its enrollment period that opens in October.

There will also be an update on the state of Medicaid for North Carolinians.

Nicole Dozier of the North Carolina JusticeCenteris the guest speaker. She is from the Eastern North Carolinaarea and serves as the assistant director of the Health Access Coalition. She will be accompanied by Adam Linker of Greenville, the health policy analyst of the coalition.

Child care is available upon request.

The North Carolina JusticeCenteris a research and advocacy organization.

Dozier is part of our Health Access Coalition, which according to a news release, “works to expand access to quality, affordable health care for everyone in North Carolina, including people who are low-income, elderly, or have disabilities.”